M A S T H E A D

CHRIS BULLOCK // EDITOR

Chris Bullock, otherwise known as Tall City, has self published a few volumes of his work, and has been presenting his poetry at open mics and showcases for quite some time now, even reading for audiences with a rudimentary grasp of English. He has written and been published by South Broadway Press, has displayed art and curated exhibitions at The Lab on Santa Fe, has toured the country a few times with The Nicotine Fits, has sung his poetry inspired lyrics along his autoharp at venues and open mics, has spun original beats for freestyle rappers in Colorado and New Mexico, has studied in China on scholarship from community college, among other activities, and has recently decided to get a little more serious and diligent about something.

DEBRA KEANE // EDITOR

Debra Keane (she/her) is a Denver poet, artist, advocate, social worker, facilitator, and identical twin. She’s written over 1,000 daily poems and simultaneously squirms at and strives for creative vulnerability in her everyday. Her work has been published by Twenty Bellows, Beyond the Veil, Last Leaves, South Broadway Press, 40West, and 
ALA Editions.

TYLER HURULA // EDITOR

Tyler Hurula (she/they) is the pinkest poet in Denver, Colorado. She strives to be the most queer and polyamorous person they can be. You’ll likely find her parading around in a tiara with hot pink lipstick going to an art walk or discussing the intricacies of the latest horror movie she’s watched with anyone who will listen. Author of chapbook Love Me Louder (Querencia Press) and Too Pretty for Plain Coffee (Wayfarer Books). They have been nominated for Best of the Net and Pushcart Prizes, and were a finalist for the Write Bloody 2024 Jack McCarthy Book Prize Contest.

HUASCAR MEDINA // SENIOR EDITOR

Huascar Medina, Kansas Poet Laureate emeritus (2019-2022), is a 2022 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellow, Lit editor at seveneightfive magazine, and a contributing op-ed writer for Kansas Reflector. He is the author of “How to Hang the Moon” (Spartan Press), “Un Mango Grows in Kansas” (Spartan Press), and the forthcoming “Protest as Love Poem” (Meadowlark Press). His work has appeared in the Flint Hills Review, Gasconade Review, Green Mountains Review, Inscape, Kansas Magazine, Latino Book Review, The New York Times, and elsewhere.

BRICE MAIURRO // EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Hailing from Lakewood, Colorado, Brice Maiurro (he/they) the author of four collections of poetry, including Stupid Flowers and The Heart is an Undertaker Bee. His poetry has been published by South Florida Poetry Journal, Denverse, The Denver Post, Boulder Weekly, Suspect Press, and Poets Reading the News. Website: www.maiurro.co